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by krapp 751 days ago
It doesn't take many, social media is a far greater force multiplier than people realize. Just 12 people were behind most COVID-19 hoaxes spread online, and about 10 "superspreader" accounts are responsible for about 70% of "low credibility" tweets[0,1].

[0]https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/996570855/disinformation-doze...

[1]https://phys.org/news/2024-05-superspreaders-responsible-lar...